'Wish I Had Antidote For Insecurities': Manish Tewari's Cryptic Post After Congress Snub In Punjab

Published 2 July 2026 · politics

'Wish I Had Antidote For Insecurities': Manish Tewari's Cryptic Post After Congress Snub In Punjab Written By, Last Updated: July 02, 2026, 11:29 IST The

'Wish I Had Antidote For Insecurities': Manish Tewari's Cryptic Post After Congress Snub In Punjab Written By, Last Updated: July 02, 2026, 11:29 IST The move is widely seen as a clear indication of the leadership’s evolving power structure ahead of the 2027 assembly elections Rapid Read While Tewari did not directly mention the Congress leadership or the reshuffle, the timing of the posts fuelled speculation about his dissatisfaction. (AI-Generated Image) Senior Congress leader and Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari has been left out of all key organisational and election-related roles in the party’s Punjab revamp, a move widely seen as a clear indication of the leadership’s evolving power structure ahead of the 2027 assembly elections.

In a major organisational reshuffle announced on Wednesday, the Congress retained Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president and Partap Singh Bajwa as Leader of the Opposition, signalling continuity at the top. chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi was appointed chairman of the campaign committee, while the party also named new working presidents and revamped several election-related committees. Conspicuously absent from the list was Tewari, one of the Congress’ most prominent national faces from Punjab and a three-time Lok Sabha MP. Cryptic Post Fuels Speculation Soon after the announcements, Tewari posted a cryptic message on social media. “Whatever will be, will be," he wrote, before adding another post lamenting that he wished there were “an antidote for insecurities—of individuals and institutions alike," remarks widely interpreted as a reaction to his exclusion from the new organisational set-up.

है बड़ा कोई अवगुण उसमे जिसे कोई हुनर आवे IWish I had an antidote (ਗਿੱਦੜ ਸਿੰਙੀ) for the insecurities of individuals and institutions! Having said that @INCIndia has given me enough over the past 45 years and I have also devoted my entire adult life in the service of the… — Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) July 2, 2026 While Tewari did not directly mention the Congress leadership or the reshuffle, the timing of the posts fuelled speculation about his dissatisfaction. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author Apoorva Misra Apoorva Misra is a News Editor at News18.com with a keen interest in politics and current affairs.

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